Thinking of moving to Texas

[tworley]

Though, just judging by the people I played hockey against in Cheyenne, he might wanna check the schools out before he sends his kids in

Cheyenne has a ton of transients now and somewhat of a drug problem. Plus the refinery stinks up the entire town!

 

[Chris]

Maybe avoid Wyoming then You have to drive over an hour just to get groceries in some cases.

Yep, having driven through Wyoming many times, that doesn't surprise me. Still, I really like the wide open spaces like that where you don't have to look out your window and see your neighbor literally right next to you. One day when the kids are grown...

 

[tworley]

My wife and I plan on going back someday. Maybe around retirement age.

 

[Chris]

My wife and I plan on going back someday. Maybe around retirement age.

Yes, when we retire I would like to move somewhere like Wyoming, Montana, or similar. I'd like a bunch of land. Of course by then, that will probably cost astronomical amounts.

 

[JDS123]

Yes, when we retire I would like to move somewhere like Wyoming, Montana, or similar. I'd like a bunch of land. Of course by then, that will probably cost astronomical amounts.

What about Helena or Missoula in Montana? Might not be so bad, but pretty brutal winters. I had an outdoors hockey game in -25 in Missoula a few years back. The home team was unaffected as they apparently practiced at 5:30 AM in -45 a couple times a year

Montana is a great state, but it seems that the Californians are taking over as well.

 

[Chris]

What about Helena or Missoula in Montana? Might not be so bad, but pretty brutal winters. I had an outdoors hockey game in -25 in Missoula a few years back. The home team was unaffected as they apparently practiced at 5:30 AM in -45 a couple times a year

Montana is a great state, but it seems that the Californians are taking over as well.

Brutal winters will not fly lol, that's a guarantee. I could probably handle it, but my wife couldn't.

Californians are moving everywhere, literally. Oregon DMV said that 80% of all out-of-state licenses turned in are from California.

 

[Chappys4life]

Brutal winters will not fly lol, that's a guarantee. I could probably handle it, but my wife couldn't.

Californians are moving everywhere, literally. Oregon DMV said that 80% of all out-of-state licenses turned in are from California.

Yeah they are invading Austin like crazy

 

[lowranger]

And Texans are moving to Washington.

 

[bobthetj03]

Yeah Californians, get outa here! More room for me!

 

[KMET]

My take of Texas dates from the early to mid 80's. Living around DFW up through West Texas, then settling in Guymon, Oklahoma a few months. Total of about 3.5yrs. Some parts were absolutely beautiful. Texas wind seems to last for months, followed by crazy hail. Not sure if they still do this? On the corner of your TV screen you'll see an image depicting a tornado, if the image turns solid, find shelter. Week wouldn't go by without seeing some sorts of confrontation involving myself or other people.

I much prefer Oregon and it's people (People actually smiled at one another). Early 90's I spent several months around Portland (Around the tall buildings). Good transit system. Eugene and their people were also nice. Some attitudes changed once they realized I was from California. Can't say I blamed them.

 

[Alex01]

Yeah, it currently is expensive. I bought this house as an investment. It was too hard to save otherwise. The area is a rich man’s retirement area. Small, limited properties

https://b1iw.app.link/Zt7y7NyJBY

That's a beautiful house. I showed it to Christina and she is ready to move in I don't even want to share my houses mortgage after hearing yours but I'll just go off the theory that your down was more substantial than mine.

 

[Head Lice]

Eastern Washington, anywhere Idaho, and eastern Oregon . . . . . I'd live there if it was possible.
Know what you mean with all the wet/grey weather . . .

 

[JMT]

Eastern Washington, anywhere Idaho, and eastern Oregon . . . . . I'd live there if it was possible.
Know what you mean with all the wet/grey weather . . .

Right where I’m going! Woohoo!

 

[JMT]

That's a beautiful house. I showed it to Christina and she is ready to move in I don't even want to share my houses mortgage after hearing yours but I'll just go off the theory that your down was more substantial than mine.

Fortunately I got this house for a song. Sold for over $100/sq ft more than I bought it. Best investment I ever made. The people who bought it are millionaires and are going to add an infinity pool and make it totally awesome. I never had money to do much to it. It was all going to the mortgage.

My wife told me that millennials are investing in real estate rather than Wall Street. Worked for us

 

[cliffish]

Fortunately I got this house for a song. Sold for over $100/sq ft more than I bought it. Best investment I ever made. The people who bought it are millionaires and are going to add an infinity pool and make it totally awesome. I never had money to do much to it. It was all going to the mortgage.

My wife told me that millennials are investing in real estate rather than Wall Street. Worked for us

That is 2 million dollar house here on 1 acre with 30K in taxes. Put it further east in the Hampton's on 3 acres and it is a 5-10 million!

 

[JMT]

That is 2 million dollar house here on 1 acre with 30K in taxes. Put it further east in the Hampton's on 3 acres and it is a 5-10 million!

That’s nuts. Obviously didn’t sell anywhere near that here. Those days are 10 years away though. House is on 12.5 acres

 

[Marlon1977]

I’ve been in Texas 42 years now, never far from where I started, just a little north of Beaumont. I never have loved it, but I also don’t hate it. For me, it seems like summer starts in Feb and ends in Dec, but I really hate warm weather and love cold weather. I hate the drive from Orange to El Paso.

I know someone suggested Boerne, and I really like it there and the surrounding area. It’s not too “big” but its close to a lot of “big” so there is plenty to do. DFM is too big and too much traffic for me. Houston traffic is mostly not bad if you stay outside the 610 loop, and even better if you stay outside the Beltway. The East and North East side of Houston is less populated, less traffic and you can still easily stay an hour away from downtown. If you stay far enough away from the coast, you don’t have to worry too much about Hurricanes. I’ve been through plenty of them, never evacuated for any of them.

 

[Creakydoor]

I lived in Seattle for 15 years. Had the same issues with the weather as Chris has with Portland. We were wanting to move when our kids were young (<5 years old).

We looked at Raleigh, Austin, and Denver. Of the 3, we liked Denver the most. It had the most going on in terms of resources in the city (eg sports, museums, etc). And then there were the mountains (been snowboarding for 20 years). Lots of outdoor stuff to do. Good central location to fly places all over the country.

Snows in the winter sometimes for sure. But it Melts quickly. And can be pretty cold in the winters. But never too hot for too long in the summers.

Definitely not as affordable as it used to be (I move here in 2011), but there are still some places that are affordable. Just not Boulder.

Tech scene (which is what I’m in) is growing here too, which is raising the cost of living, but also driving salaries up in that sector.

All in all, I like it. Not sure it will be my forever place, but it’s good for now as a decent place to raise our kids.

Good luck on your search. There’s always going to be trade offs, you just get to decide which are the ones you can live with.

 

[JMT]

That's a beautiful house. I showed it to Christina and she is ready to move in I don't even want to share my houses mortgage after hearing yours but I'll just go off the theory that your down was more substantial than mine.

Go off whatever theory you want bro! I’m just glad I’m going to be out of that mortgage. Already am in fact, made the last payment, now I get my equity. Woohoo.

@Chris, I mentioned Boerne and several others have chimed in positively on that note. It is literally about a 20 minute drive to San Antonio.

San Antonio has the Rim and La Cantera which are the closest parts of San Antonio to Boerne. Upscale shopping, dining, everything is right there. Fiesta Texas is also right there. You have to drive in farther to go to Seaworld or the Zoo, but they are all accessible. Airport, of course. Lots of Mexican food. Ferrari dealership near the Rim. This is all NW San Antonio. I don’t think ther are many lakes around, most of the rivers are north of San Antonio I believe. There are a few caves in the area to explore and one of the largest bat preserves (20 million bats). Anyway, Boerne is nice quiet town not far from all the stuff to do. Austin is not far either, maybe an hour drive. And everything in between on the I35 corridor, Kyle, New Braunfels. As for wheeling, there’s Hidden Falls in Marble Falls, Wolf Caves a bit NW in Mason, SWR never Llano, and several others open less frequently.

 

[cliffish]

That is 2 million dollar house here on 1 acre with 30K in taxes. Put it further east in the Hampton's on 3 acres and it is a 5-10 million!

The Hamptons on Long Island is the play area of Wall Street, Billy Joel and a ton of celebrities...tons of "Bonus boys" here. Can't wait to move out of here...Chris I am jealous of your job flexibility.